Man arrested after cocaine allegedly found in underwear

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Published 1:27 pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Gilberto Jauregui Garcia, 29, was charged with a first-degree felony for delivering and manufacturing of a controlled substance on Oct. 12 after being arrested for allegedly discovering powdered cocaine in his car and in his underwear. Garcia was being held on a $50,000 bond Oct. 13 night, according to court documents

Gilberto Jauregui Garcia, 29, was charged with a first-degree felony for delivering and manufacturing of a controlled substance on Oct. 12 after being arrested for allegedly discovering powdered cocaine in his

A Midland man was arrested after officers allegedly discovered powdered cocaine in his car and in his underwear, according to court documents.

Gilberto Jauregui Garcia, 29, was charged with a first-degree felony for delivering and manufacturing of a controlled substance on Monday. Garcia was being held on a $50,000 bond Tuesday night, according to court documents.

Police pulled over Garcia for a traffic stop in the 800 block of East Florida Avenue because his rear license plate light was out. Garcia told police he did not have insurance on the vehicle or a driver’s license, causing officers to tell Garcia and a male passenger to exit the vehicle, according to a police affidavit.

Officers observed two open containers of alcohol in plain view and, having probable cause, began to search the vehicle. Officers found a clear baggy on the floorboard of the driver side containing a white powdery substance, according to the affidavit.

Garcia denied knowledge of the baggy. Police had him look up and found white powdery substance in his nasal cavity, according to the police affidavit.

Garcia initially denied having more narcotics on his person but, after being told that any narcotics found at the county detention center would add a second charge, admitted to having another baggy in his underwear, according to the affidavit.

Police found two more bags in his waistline that contained a white powdery substance that officers knew to be cocaine. Garcia advised he “had a bigger baggy located in his groin area,” causing police to make “the decision to have CDC staff search him,” according to the police affidavit. Garcia was booked and searched again, where a third baggy was retrieved from his groin, according to police affidavit.

If found guilty of a first-degree felony, Garcia could face up to 99 years in prison.